वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-17

हनुमांश्चारयामास राक्षसानां महापुरीम् ।
अथापश्यद्विमानानि विचित्राणि महाकपिः ॥१७॥

17. hanumāṃścārayāmāsa rākṣasānāṃ mahāpurīm ,
athāpaśyadvimānāni vicitrāṇi mahākapiḥ.

17. hanumān cārayāmāsa rākṣasānām mahāpurīm
atha apaśyat vimānāni vicitrāṇi mahākapiḥ

17. hanumān rākṣasānām mahāpurīm cārayāmāsa
atha mahākapiḥ vicitrāṇi vimānāni apaśyat

17. Hanuman was paraded through the great city of the rākṣasas. Then, the mighty monkey (mahākapiḥ) saw various wonderful aerial chariots (vimāna).

Words meanings summery:

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman

• चारयामास (cārayāmāsa) - here, implying a passive sense: 'he was paraded' (he caused to move, he paraded)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas

• महापुरीम् (mahāpurīm) - the great city of Lankā (the great city)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• विमानानि (vimānāni) - aerial chariots, palaces

• विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - wonderful, variegated, various

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - referring to Hanuman (the great monkey)

Words meanings and morphology

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (name of the monkey general)

चारयामास (cārayāmāsa) - here, implying a passive sense: 'he was paraded' (he caused to move, he paraded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of car

Causative, Periphrastic Perfect

Periphrastic perfect form of the causative verb cārayati (root car + āsa)

Root: car (class 1)

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa (a class of mythological beings, often demonic)

महापुरीम् (mahāpurīm) - the great city of Lankā (the great city)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāpurī

mahāpurī - a great city

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+purī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• purī – city, town, fortress
  noun (feminine)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of dṛś

Root dṛś forms present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विमानानि (vimānāni) - aerial chariots, palaces

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vimāna

vimāna - aerial chariot, celestial car, a kind of mythical flying machine; palace, temple

Root: mā (class 2)

विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - wonderful, variegated, various

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, diverse, wonderful, brilliant, variegated

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - referring to Hanuman (the great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - a great monkey, an eminent monkey

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)

Previous Verse Next Verse